What are the limits of the "human"? And what comes after us?

What do we mean when we say "Nature"? And what, if anything, is "natural"?

Are you there God? It's us, Hotel Bar Sessions.

Should we eat meat?

Are we nearing the end of the Age of "Print"? And, if so, what comes next?

Welcome to the desert of the real.

What happens when AI takes on the role of human journalists?

What motivates people to live off-grid in the 21st C? And how hard is it to survive out there? This week, the HBS hosts are joined by Eric Mack, journalist and co-host of Our Uncertain Future podcast, who decided in 2020 to move his family “off-grid.” Currently residing in a 100% water- and energy-independent compound in the...

Generative Ai is a still new and emergent technology capable of producing not only text that could be mistaken as human-generated, but also images, video, music, and “voice.” For all of the amazing opportunities opened up by generative AI, however, it does not come without its own risks. Secondary and post-secondary education, for example, was...

The HBS hosts ask: what’s so special about originality? Today, originality is being challenged in so many ways: comedians “stealing” jokes, cultural appropriation, remixes, not to mention the myriad ways that generative artificial intelligence has made plagiarism of all kinds possible. We  value originality over imitation, creativity over copying, and novelty over the “same old,...

The HBS hosts discuss the style of "too late" capitalism with Anna Kornbluh.

The HBS hosts discuss why humanlike robots are sooooo creepy.

The HBS hosts try to figure out how much of the ChatGPT panic is warranted.

The HBS hosts discuss the work of flunkies, goons, duct-tapers, box-tickers, and taskmasters.

The HBS hosts focus their attention on... oh, look, a squirrel!

The HBS hosts chat with Justin Joque about how we might get Bayes' robot boot off our necks.

The HBS hosts consider the possibility of sentient artificial intelligence with Dr. Regina Rini.

The HBS hosts discuss legal personhood and rights for rivers, lakes, and mountains with Dr. Stewart Motha.

The HBS hosts chat with A.O. Scott about the role and responsibilities of the critic.

The HBS hosts chat with Caleb Cain about his experience being radicalized by the Alt-Right internet.

The HBS hosts chat with Dr. Kate Devlin about social relationships between humans and machines.

The HBS hosts try to go viral with Andrew Baron, creator of KnowYourMeme.

The HBS hosts attempt to measure the real stakes of cheating.

The HBS hosts sit down with Justin Weinberg of the Daily Nous to talk about philosophers on the internet.

The HBS hosts discuss the pervasiveness and perversity of algorithms in our lives.

The HBS hosts take the red pill.

The HBS hosts talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of social media. Social media dominate much of our current lives. Sometimes this is for the better, sometimes this is for the worse. Social media platforms allow much that is beneficial to individuals, communities, and society. Yet they also allow much that is...

The HBS hosts discuss how robots and intelligent machines are upending our social, moral, legal, and philosophical categories.

The HBS hosts discuss conspiracy theories and what motivates people to believe in them.

The HBS hosts discuss what happens to our digital personalities after the meatspace person dies.